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Cape Cod N. Amer.|keɪp kɒd|
The name of a promontory in Massachusetts, U.S.A., used attrib. or absol. to designate a type of compact rectangular house, usually with a steep gable roof, reminiscent of dwellings on Cape Cod. Also ellipt., as Cape.
1916J. E. Chandler Colonial House ii. 60 The remembrance of a most charming Cape Cod cottage. 1926House Beautiful Sept. 255/1 The Cape houses..were carefully constructed, with pitch roofs and walls hung on a solid frame of hewn oak. 1945Geogr. Rev. XXXV. 445 Contemporary ‘Cape Cod’ invades the hills of the Los Angeles suburban zone to be neighbor to ..‘English half-timbered’. 1966H. Kemelman Saturday the Rabbi went Hungry (1967) iii. 23 There was no confusing the Moderne with its flush door and three small diagonal panes of glass with the Cape Cod, which had a white panelled door flanked by two long narrow windows. 1967Boston Herald 1 Apr. 8/1 (Advt.), A charming Cape with exquisite authentic detail. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 30/1 (Advt.), Attractive Cape Cod, storey and a half, located on a well landscaped lot. |